Entries for August 2010

The best works of student artists will be on display in the art gallery at Rockefeller Arts Center beginning with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 10. The “Fredonia Showcase” exhibit will feature the works of Visual Arts and New Media students chosen by individual faculty from their respective classes.

The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music is proud to announce an exciting new program for children and parents to discover the joys of experiencing music while singing, moving, listening, dancing, and playing.

Dr. John Kijinski, formerly dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, now leads 3,700 students spread across 19 departments, many with multiple major tracks, as dean of the newly formed College of Arts and Sciences -- SUNY Fredonia’s largest academic unit.

At the annual General Campus Meeting that President Dennis L. Hefner called to launch the new semester, Blue Devil cheerleaders led the auditorium full of employees in a custom-created “Empowerment” cheer, loud enough, as President Hefner (with pom-poms in hand) instructed, "to be heard in Albany."

Physics Professor Erica Snow’s proposal was one of 24 selected for funding out of approximately 100 submitted to the Atomic and Molecular Division of the NSF for consideration. Precise measurements obtained in her research program will test current theories of the hydrogen molecule

Classes for the Fall 2010 semester begin Monday, August 23, at SUNY Fredonia. Students will be moving into the residence halls on campus starting Saturday, Aug. 21. All first-year students are attending a mandatory New Student Convocation on Sunday at 3 p.m. in King Concert Hall.

Twenty teachers from eight rural school districts came together at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator on Aug. 17 to give presentations to SUNY Fredonia College of Education faculty about inclusive teaching practices. Project RAISE-UP (Redesigning and Improving Special Education - Undergraduate Program) hosted the event entitled, “Raising the Bar through Inclusive Practices in Rural School Districts.”

Two longtime Fredonia faculty members were among 24 promoted to distinguished ranks by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. James Piorkowski of the School of Music was promoted to Distinguished Professor and Tom Loughlin of the Theatre and Dance Department was promoted to Distinguished Teaching Professor.

Chancellor's Awards for Excellence have been given to four professionals on the SUNY Fredonia campus. The recipients of the prestigious award given by the State University of New York are Reed Library Assistant Director Kathleen Sacco, Director of Athletics Greg Prechtl, Professor of Psychology Jack Croxton, and Secretary II Tracy Horth.

SUNY Fredonia is one of the best colleges in the Northeast according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 218 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its "Best in the Northeast" section of its website feature, "2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region," that posted August 2, 2010 on PrincetonReview.com.

The Chronicle of Higher Education today honored SUNY Fredonia as one of the best colleges to work for in the nation. The Chronicle’s annual report is based on a survey of more than 42,000 employees at 277 colleges and universities. Only 97 of the 277 institutions – roughly one third – attained this recognition. SUNY Fredonia earned honors in three major categories.

SUNY Fredonia recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation for Liberal and Management Education (FLAME) in Pune, India. The project is aimed at building strong relations and developing academic and cultural interchange in the areas of education, research and other activities; and enhancing each institution’s teaching, learning and internationalization objectives.

SUNY Fredonia is ranked tenth among the top public universities in the North in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” published by U.S. News & World Report. This represents an increase of four places over its 2009 listing. In a new category, the publication added SUNY Fredonia to a list of colleges where above average students tend to thrive.